Pittsburgh Pirates 4–2 Chicago Cubs: MLB regular season, 5 May 2000

The game

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 4–2 at Wrigley Field on 5 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.

The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates scored 4 runs, while the home Chicago Cubs finished with 2. The winning margin was 2 runs.

How the scoring developed

In inning 2, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 1–0 Chicago Cubs. In inning 4, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half and Chicago Cubs scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1 Chicago Cubs.

In inning 5, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 4–1 Chicago Cubs. In inning 8, Chicago Cubs scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 4–2 Chicago Cubs.

Pitching decisions

Todd Ritchie was credited with the pitching win. Kevin Tapani was charged with the loss.

Mike Williams recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.

Hits, errors and innings

Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 7 hits and 1 errors, alongside 4 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

Chicago Cubs finished with 8 hits and 0 errors, alongside 2 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

The season and series

The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 12 wins and 16 losses.

The season record shown with this result was Chicago Cubs 12 wins and 19 losses.

Inning by inning